Tubes
This tube is the first in the order of draw
Yellow tube
If someone is having a seizure while drawing blood, what is the 1st thing you do?
Stop or discontinue the draw
The CPT knows that when going into a room with a patient who has streptococcal pharyngitis, they should wear what specific PPE?
What needle would you use for a patient who has strong healthy veins?
ETS/Vacutainer/Straight stick
What is it called when someone has low platelets and their skin has small red spots all over it.
Petechia
This tube needs to be 100 percent full
Light Blue
If a patient tells you they have fainted before, what should you do prior to drawing their blood?
Have them lay down
The CPT knows that Clostridium Difficile is which precaution?
Contact
A patient has veins that are known to collapse, which needle are you using?
Syringe
When a patient has a blood mass or blood tumor it is called what?
Hematoma
This tube has the additive EDTA
Lavender
If a patient has a blank stare, pale, has a rapid weak pulse and feels cold and clammy, what is most likely occurring to this patient?
The patient is in shock
The Phlebotomist knows that Cutaneous Diphtheria would be what type of precautions and what would you wear?
Contact precautions and you would wear a gown.
What needle would you use if a patient has small fragile veins that are known to roll?
Butterfly/Winged infusion set
ABG's stand for what?
Aterial Blood Gasses
This tube would be used to draw an Ammonia level on a patient
If a patient is in shock what do you want to do?
Keep them warm
The CPT knows that TB is what precautions and what needs to be worn in the patients room?
Airbourne and a N95 respirator
When drawing blood culture bottles using the butterfly method, what is the tube order?
Aerobic and Anerobic
4 hours
The PST tube is what color?
Light Green
If a patient is in shock due to blood loss from an open wound, what do you do?
Hold pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding
Scabies is what precations and what needs to be worn?
Contact and gown
What is the device called that pokes fingers and heels?
Lancet
The order of draw for a microcapillary collection is backwards from the regular order of draw. In this case. Arterial blood gases are first and then which color tube?
Lavender